EGYPT PLANE HIJACKER IS FINALLY ARRESTED
Unconfirmed the suspected photo.
The Egypt plane Hijacker Seif Eldin Mustafa is finally arrested and the stand off is over at Larnaca Airport.MFA holding press conference on the subject.
IKasoulides speaking at a press conference in MFA on the #MS181 hijack#EgyptAir#LarnacaAirport
The hijacker has emerged from the aircraft with his hands held up, Cyprus TV reports. According to the Foreign Ministry’s Twitter account, the stand-off is over and the man has been arrested.
Its over. The #hijacker arrested. #LarnacaAirport # Egyptair
The Civil Aviation Ministry said that the pilot of the Egypt domestic air plane, Omar Al-Gammal, told the authorities he was threatened by a passenger with a suicide belt but later emerged that information regarding explosives turned out to be false.
An official from the Cyprus Foreign Ministry says the hijacking incident does not appear to be related to terrorism, but the official added that the hijacker, who has been named as Seif Eldin Mustafa does appear to be unstable. The ministry added that negotiations are continuing.